Battle of Hamel
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The Battle of Hamel was a pivotal World War I engagement in July 1918 in France, noted for its innovative, meticulously planned combined-arms tactics that became a model for later Allied operations.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Hamel canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ |
| actualDuration | 93 minutes ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Battle of Le Hamel ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Allied Powers of World War I
ⓘ
surface form:
Allied Powers
German Empire ⓘ |
| casualties |
approximately 1,400 Allied casualties
ⓘ
approximately 2,000 German casualties ⓘ |
| combatant |
Australia
ⓘ
Canada ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| commander |
Erich Ludendorff
ⓘ
George Bell ⓘ Sir John Monash ⓘ
surface form:
John Monash
|
| conflict | World War I ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| date | 1918-07-04 ⓘ |
| duration | about 93 minutes ⓘ |
| endDate | 1918-07-04 ⓘ |
| firstUse | large-scale participation of American troops under Australian command ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Hundred Days Offensive
ⓘ
surface form:
Allied Hundred Days Offensive
|
| front |
Somme region
ⓘ
surface form:
Somme sector
|
| involved |
American Expeditionary Forces
ⓘ
Australian Corps ⓘ British Fourth Army ⓘ |
| notableCommander |
Sir John Monash
ⓘ
surface form:
Lieutenant General John Monash
|
| notableFor |
innovative combined-arms tactics
ⓘ
integration of tanks, infantry, artillery, and aircraft ⓘ meticulous planning ⓘ |
| objective | capture of Hamel and surrounding high ground ⓘ |
| operationType | combined-arms operation ⓘ |
| partOf | Western Front ⓘ |
| place | Hamel, Somme, France ⓘ |
| plannedDuration | 90 minutes ⓘ |
| precededBy |
German Spring Offensive (1918)
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surface form:
German Spring Offensive
|
| result | Allied victory ⓘ |
| startDate | 1918-07-04 ⓘ |
| strategicSignificance | provided model for later Allied operations in 1918 ⓘ |
| tacticalSignificance | demonstrated effectiveness of integrated combined-arms tactics ⓘ |
| theater | European theatre of World War I ⓘ |
| used |
air resupply
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aircraft ⓘ artillery ⓘ creeping barrage ⓘ infantry ⓘ machine guns ⓘ tanks ⓘ |
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